25% of container import in Russia is overloaded by Baltic ports

25% of container import in Russia is overloaded by Baltic ports
Avaldatud 30. juuli 2015.a.
The research of the news agency "PortNews" made following the results of the firsthalf of 2015, revealed that on the background of a sharp decline in container traffic through Russian terminals, container freight TEUs, shipped through the Baltic ports, comprise almost 25% of total container import. 

Thus, in the I half year through the port of Tallinn in Estonia there was overfraught about 33 thousand imported TEUs, nearly 80% of which (26 000 units) were sent to Russia. 

Specialist define the reason for transloading in the ports of the Baltic because in Russian terminals there is the imperfection of the system of customs services, short terms and the high cost of storage of goods.